Thursday road and school closures

Thursday

Dec 18, 2008 at 4:38 AMDec 18, 2008 at 1:15 PM

FROM STAFF REPORTS

Ice advisory: With the heavy snow and freezing overnight temperatures, motorists are
urged to be careful on icy roads Thursday morning. For 24/7 weather updates
and live Doppler radar animation, go to www.VVDailyPress.com and click
on "More Weather."

City closures• Hesperia City Hall is closed.• Victorville City Hall is open and partially-staffed, but may close early.• Apple Valley Town Hall is closed.• Adelanto City Hall is closed.

• The Department of Motor Vehicles and local courts are also closed.

• The Red Cross shelter that opened Wednesday at the San Bernadino County Fairgrounds in Victorville closed at 10:30 a.m. Thursday.

Road closures, as of noon Thursday.

CAJON PASS

• Interstate 15 through the Cajon Pass opened shortly after 9 a.m. Thursday. Northbound traffic is being escorted through the pass,
while southbound traffic is clear. All on ramps are also now open, according to officials, though
traffic is moving at a crawl due to road conditions and the back-up
from the closure.

ADELANTO• All city roads are passable, but city staffers urge drivers to exercise caution and drive slowly.

HESPERIA• Hercules Street is closed between I Avenue and E Avenue.• Cataba Road is closed between Cedar Street and Muscatel Street.• Ranchero Road is closed south of Jenkins Avenue.• Choiceana Avenue is closed at Talisman Street.• Mauna Loa Street is closed between G and I avenues.• H Avenue is closed between Lemon and Mauna Loa streets.• With the exception of Arrowhead Lake Road, access is closed down to the mesa on E, I and Peach avenues, Joshua Street and Ranchero Road.

• The Adelanto, Barstow Unified, Lucerne Valley and Victor Valley Union High school districts are closing all schools Thursday.

• Victor Valley College is also closed Thursday.

Trash pick-up: Trash and recycling pick-up in Victorville was
suspended late Wednesday, and there will be no pick-up Thursday.
Pick-up services will resume Friday. Wednesday customers who were not
serviced on Wednesday will be collected Friday. In addition, all
regular Thursday customers will be picked up on Friday. Customers who
have a regular Friday pick-up day will have their trash and recyclables
collected on Saturday.

Check www.VVDailyPress.com for continuous updates on local conditions as they become available.